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The Dancing Bear

Michael Morpurgo

Narrator Sir Ian McKellen

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

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Summary

A gentle and deeply moving story of a young girl and her bear, told with great charm by a master storyteller. 
High in the mountains, in a tiny village, an abandoned bear cub is adopted by a lonely orphan child. Soon they are inseparable, beloved by the whole village – safe, until the arrival of a glamorous film crew who need a dancing bear… 
In THE DANCING BEAR, the Sunday Times bestselling author, Michael Morpurgo, explores the bond between animals and children in a way that is both gentle and deeply moving. This bestselling book is a testament to his ability to create juvenile fiction that is both engaging and meaningful. 
For fans of R. J. Palacio (White Bird), Rosemary Wells (Charlotte’s Web), Anait Semirdzhyan (The Great Banned-Books Bake Sale), Madeleine L'Engle (A Wrinkle in Time), and Gary Paulsen (How to Train Your Dad).
Duration: about 1 hour (00:47:18)
Publishing date: 2013-08-29; Unabridged; Copyright Year: — Copyright Statment: —